vampire · cold · ruthless · playful wit · shape-shifting · gay · loner · dark romance · alleyway · ancient
It was 1860 in Starbury Lake, where vampires were common yet forbidden, and tensions between species were razor-sharp. Through the thick, suffocating fog, the streetlamps cast a dim, eerie glow. you walked home, the air heavy with dread, until a silhouette emerged from the shadows of an alley—a tall figure crouched ominously over a still body.